Daniel Schmachtenberger Bio | Wiki
Daniel Schmachtenberger is an American founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The interests include ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal.
Daniele had a particular interest in the topics of catastrophic and existential risk, civilization, and institutional decay and collapse. He also deals with progress, collective action problems, social organization theories, and the relevant domains in philosophy and science.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Age
Daniel was born in the United States. He is around 50 years old, but, he keeps his personal life private. Therefore, his exact date and year of birth are not known to the public.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Daniel Schmachtenberger Family | Father
He was born and raised in the United States by his father Randy and his mother. Not much is known about Daniel’s family but, he has dedicated an essay about his father titled ‘What I learned about being a man from my Dad.’ He had mentioned in the writing that his father was like a god to him when he was a kid.
Daniel explained, “My dad was of an old breed of men that I might have thought only an embellished legend if I hadn’t experienced it firsthand”. He further explained how his father taught him about Work, Integrity, Motivation, Capacity, Courage, Power, and more.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Wife
Daniel is married to his beautiful wife Roxanne DePalma. She is a co-founder at Play Den Productions, Pole Dance, and Fitness Instructor at The Dollhouse Fitness. Roxanne is also a Yoga Instructor at YogaTropics, a polyamorous, and a vegan.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Education
Following his high school education, Daniel enrolled at the Maharishi University of Management. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Mathematics. later, he earned the title A.B.D. in Counseling Psychology at Body Mind College.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Books
Daniel has dedicated an essay about his father titled ‘What I learned about being a man from my Dad.’ He had mentioned in the writing that his father was like a god to him when he was a kid. His book recommendation includes the following books.
Finite And Infinite Games – James P. Carce
The Collapse Of Complex Societies – Joseph A. Tainter
Gödel, Escher, Bach – Douglas R. Hofstadter
Synergetics – Buckminster Fuller
Critical Path – Buckminster Fuller
Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth – Buckminster Fuller
The Best That Money Can’t Buy – Jacque Fresco
Daniel Schmachtenberger Joe Rogan | Tristan Harris
In November 2021, Daniel joined Tristan Harris on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The far-ranging 3-hour conversation explored, among other topics, how AI-powered, advertising-driven social media platforms pose a significant threat to democracies.
They also discussed how exponential technologies could instead be used to maximize human well-being and help build a better free and open societies. Among the solutions, Daniel and Harris discussed was the example of Audrey Tang and the Taiwanese government’s adoption of participatory technologies to strengthen civil society.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Blog
Regarding the topics on his personal blog, Daniel’s thoughts became inspired and informed by the great work of many people. His thoughts became particularly influenced by his collaborators, most notably Jordan Hall, Forrest Landry, and Zachary Stein. Meaningful influence came from Daniel’s collaborations with Bret Weinstein, Michael Vassar, Dave Snowden, Bryce Hiddysmith, Nelson Del Rio, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and many others.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Sensemaking
Daniel is an evolutionary philosopher, his central interest is civilization design: developing new capacities for sense-making and choice-making, individually and collectively, to support conscious sustainable evolution. What can we trust? Why is the ‘information ecology’ so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy?. This is a fundamental question, because, without good sensemaking, people cannot even begin to act in the world.
Daniel Schmachtenberger Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Daniel’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Daniel Schmachtenberger
Daniel is an American founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The interests include ways of improving the health and development of individuals and society, with a virtuous relationship between the two as a goal.